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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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